Section: Africa&ME
Ukraine bans books promoting Russia
Ukraine Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as “totalitarian views” in a move certain to further sour relations between the two foes. …read more Source: The Daily...
Ukraine police arrest man suspected of planning Berlin copycat attack
Ukrainian police arrested a 31-year-old man Friday accused of killing a woman and her daughter, and who they also suspect was planning to mow down citizens with a truck, like the attacks on the Berlin Christmas market and in Nice …read more Source: The Daily...
Russia expels 35 US diplomats in tit-for-tat measures
Moscow on Friday announced retaliatory measures against the US State Department’s decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats and close two compounds used by Russian intelligence operatives. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at least 35 US diplomats will be expelled from the country, Russian news agencies reported. They include 31...
USAID ends funding for troubled Ukraine customs reform
ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has ended funding for a flagship customs reform project in Ukraine’s Odessa region, as the government’s ambitious plans to tackle bribe-taking at its Black Sea ports stalled. …read more Source: Libya...
Russia FM suggests expelling US diplomats
After outgoing US President Barack Obama issued American sanctions on Russia due to reported evidence that it had interfered in the US elections to sway public opinion in favor of Trump, the Russian Foreign Ministry hints that it may ban US diplomats from Russia as a response. …read more Source: Yedioth...
Obama expels 35 Russian diplomats in retaliation for US election hacking
The Obama administration on Thursday announced its retaliation for Russian efforts to interfere with the US presidential election, ordering sweeping new sanctions that included the expulsion of 35 Russians. US intelligence services believe Russia ordered cyber-attacks on the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Hillary Clinton’s campaign...
Lavrov: Russia to respond to US sanctions on Russia over alleged hacking
…read more Source: Al-Manar TV
U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks
President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.The measures, taken during the last days of Obama’s presidency, mark a new post-Cold War low in...
Trump can reveres Obama’s new sanctions on Russia
Officials say President-elect Donald Trump can roll back the new sanctions against Russia when he takes office. …read more Source:...
Obama retaliates against Russia for election hacking – The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe Obama retaliates against Russia for election hackingThe Boston GlobeWASHINGTON — President Obama struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 suspected Russian intelligence operatives from the United States and imposing sanctions on Russia’s two leading intelligence …Donald...
